George Oswald

George Oswald of Scotstoun (1735–1819) was a Scottish merchant of Glasgow.

Initially he worked in the Glasgow firm run by his father's cousins the brothers Richard Oswald (1687–1763) of Scotstoun and Alexander Oswald (1694–1766).

They left him the Scotstoun and Balshagray estates, both having died by 1766.

[1][2] He was left the Auchincruive estate on the 1784 death of Richard Oswald his uncle, coming into possession of it on the death of his aunt in 1788.

[2] The children included:[4] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed.

George Oswald, photograph by Thomas Annan of portrait by Thomas Gainsborough
Scotstoun House
Margaret Oswald, portrait by Thomas Gainsborough